Identification of Bristlenose
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Identification of Bristlenose
Hi, just wondering if anyone could properly identify these BNs? Also looking to sex the fish in the first photo.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
Looks like albino of the regular bristlenose, first picture is of a female or immature male, depending on the age and size
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
Each fish is about 4" long.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
The first one may be a female. It has a little bit too much "stubble" for me to be sure. A photo from above or below would be better, since that will tell us the shape of the head and body - mainly after the proportion of body vs. head, as males have a head that is quite wide, and otherwise relatively narrow body, where the females have a head that is narrower than the body, and "wide hips".
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
The first one is female if it as no bristles on the top of it head. The other is male. Both are albino,s or as some call them gold bn.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
Here's another shot of the same fish. I'll attempt to capture a top or underside photo.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
I'd say "fat" = female. But it's still not a great photo for purposes of sexing the fish.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
If it as no bristles on the top of head it is female males have big bristles on their heads looking at the photo looks like a female.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
Hopefully this photo provides a better view.
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Re: Identification of Bristlenose
I'm 95% sure it is a female, too fat to be a male for one. Also, my super red female has bristles all around her "chin" too.